From Connie's sympathetic expression, I doubt she'll press charges. She may even try to find some information on Aurelia's family while in New Rome, if possible. From what I've seen of her, she's the helpful type who would try to ease the pain Aurelia's got to be feeling over this. She wouldn't even be doing it to change Aurelia's mind about androids, she'd be doing it because she feels it's the right thing to do. Time will tell.

I think it's more likely that by "expunged" she means that her family has been slaughtered (by androids maybe?).

Offcourse, there's an adventuring party in the bar, who's going to New Roma and poke their noses into archives, which might be able to find out stuff like that - And they could use a local guide that knows the lower parts of society .. such as .. say, a prostitute from New Roma.
Hmmm ...

Oh hey, Admin Frey, did you mention that a bit of civil service might be able to shorten the 90 days probation ?

No ?

Well, could we recommend this guy who goes by the name of Mister Sutherland, we hear he could use an extra hand or two.

First off, I dont disagree with being warned or even fined for, what could be viewed as disturbing the peace with her hate speach, but to be fair, she was physically assaulted as she was trying to leave.

Whether or not she had it coming (and I think she did), does being rude trump physical violence here?

Im asking because this can be a very slippery slope depending on what, if any, legal recourses are available.

Im getting the finality of a Judge Dredd vibe off this scene. Is that about how it works?

Sometimes everybody involved in an altercation can wind up being punished for it.

Was Aurelia physically assaulted? Yep.

Did Aurelia verbally incite hostility? Yep.

What's stacking against her at this point is a pattern of behavior; she's received reprimands in the past for exactly this sort of attitude, and Frey is taking that into account. As she remarks, the freedom to exercise a right doesn't confer immunity to the consequences of doing so. One can say whatever one wants, but if someone takes exception to what's said and retaliates, whether with a formal complaint or a fist to the mouth, that's a consequence one has to be prepared to deal with.

In regards to the question of causing international incident via ass-kicking... visitors to the trade quarter are often independent traders and private individuals rather than official representatives of foreign authority. If an independent outsider starts a minor brawl with an Ahta local, the justicars may simply tag the individual with a fine or other legal consequence, but it's not likely to evolve into a full-on diplomatic conflict. The Ahta authorities can't really control what outsiders do, but they CAN insist that Ahta citizens refrain from making public assholes of themselves.

Pretty much. if someone disagrees with a Justicars ruling they can file a claim higher up the chain. however once the "site" justicar makes the ruling and depending on the crime it becomes permanent. about the only thing that isnt aurguable are violent offenses murder, rape and so on. and if they can get enough evidence, if its a Ahta citizen they will have the punishment inflicted. ( up to and including execuition. ) they dont do long term Jail. exile or a bullet are the pretty much final solutions. ( BUT there are only a few crimes that warrant that. )

Well, she looks like she is almost about to cry; and I feel kinda sorry for her -- but ever so slightly: knowing that it's not because of any actual harm befalling her, but just because a stop is being put on her expressing her bigoted views -- which may be tough on her, but still not something I feel much sympathy for...